A Suburban is not a double ended engine like a 44 tonner, but a usually  
smaller engine with the coal and water bunker being a part of the back of the  
engine and supported by the back truck. By the way, the Rex engine bearing 
this  configuration has been called a Suburban for over forty years that I 
know of,  right or wrong. Another "by the way", a Rex Suburban is a 2-4-4, 
not a  4-4-2.   Lee McCarty
 
 
In a message dated 4/6/2013 11:33:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[email protected] writes:

 
 
 
A double ended locomotive for "suburban service" ie, commuter  engine.

On Apr 6, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Tom Hawley wrote:

> -----  Original Message ----- 
> From: danconialead
> . . . . . . . . He  calls it a "Suburban", but I'm not sure if this is 
> correct, since I  can't find a picture of the prototype when I search 
> `Suburban  locomotive', Suburban 4-4-2' and related terminology. . . . . 
. . 
>  

Talmadge C 'TC' Carr
Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the  Pacific Northwest
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